The Use of Force under International Law - 9780367585440

Taylor & Francis

The Use of Force under International LawLawyerized States in a Legalized World\nAuthor(s): Fernando Nuez-Mietz\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367585440, 978-0367585440\nSynopsis\nThe international system is becoming increasingly legalized, with legal arguments and legal advisors playing an increasingly important part in the state policymaking process. Presenting a practice-oriented theory of compliance with international law, this book shows how international law affects the behavior of increasingly lawyerized states in an ever more legalized world. \n\nBy highlighting the legalization of international legitimation and the lawyerization of policymaking as the new engines of compliance, the books analytical framework rethinks the relationship between state behavior and international law, and provides an empirical focus on security through the study of NATOs military intervention in Yugoslavia in 1999 and the ch.